Necktie-splice.



W. W. CLHVIENSON.

NECKTIE SPLICE.

APPLICATION man AUG-l4, 1917.

1,281,766. Patented Oct. 15, 1918.

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WILLIAM WRIGHT GLIMENSON, OF HONEY BROOK, PENNSYLVANIA.

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- Application filed August 14, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Dr. WILLIAM W. CLIMENsoN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Honey Brook, in the county of Chester and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Necktie-Splice, of whichthe following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a spliceadapted to be placed in the rear portion of a necktie, to the end thatthe tie ma slide readily between the parts of a double walled collar,and in order that the novel features of the present invention may beclearly under stood, it is desirable to explain, at some length, theworking of a device of this kind, to allude to the problems presented inthe process of manufacture, and to comment at some length on the priorart.

If a necktie splice of the kind disclosed is to permit the tie to slidelongitudinally between the walls of a collar, the splice must embody apair of strips between which the button at the rear of the collar isreceived, since, if the rear end of the button bears against the splice,the splice is pressed against the outer wall of the collar, and thefriction thus produced interferes with the free longitudinal slidingmovement of the tie. A necktie splice made up of two parallel strips,between which the rear button is received, is shown in the Britishpatent to Foster, No. 6429 of 1892, but a splice which consists merelyof two parallel strips, having their ends sewed directly into the tie,will not operate successfully, as I have found by experiment, forreasons hereinafter set forth; nor is-it possible to sell, as an articleof manufacture, a tie splice which consists of two'free strips adaptedto be sewed into a tie, and having no connecting means which permanentlyand firmly engage the ends of the strips.

It has been found as a matter of test and experiment, that when the endsof the strips are sewed into the tie directly, it is practicallyimpossible to make the strips of the same length. If the strips are notof the same length, one of two results is produced. First, the tie, whenlaid out fiat, is in the form of an obtuse angle and, when the tie istied, that portion of the tie which forms the knot, is either too highor too low at the front of the collar; or, secondly, one of the stripsof the splice at the rear of the collar is tight and the other of thestrips of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Get. 15, 1918.

Serial No. 186,132.

splice is loose, the loose strip of the splice becoming detached fromthe rear collar button, rolling up, and otherwise interfering with theproper sliding of the tie between the walls of the collar.

Further, when the ends of the strips of the splice are sewed directlyinto the tie, without the employment of rigid transverse connectionsbetween the ends of the strips of the splice, the splice and theterminal portions of the tie, at the ends of the splice, soon becomerolled up into a cord-like or cylindrical form of considerable diameter,which interferes with the proper sliding of the tie.

In view of the foregoing, it is the object of the present invention toprovide, in a necktie splice embodying a pair of longitudinal strips,rigid transverse reinforcements which engage and grip the ends of thestrips of the splice. I am aware that, as shown in the British patent toRosenberger, No. 6052 of 1910, it has been proposed to assemble 2.splice slidably and adjustably with a pair of terminal members, but, sofar as I am advised as to the state of the art, including such patentsas the United States patent to Schlesinger 326251, the British patent toSchmidt 18157 of 1911, and the British patent to Haworth 10270 of 1910,no one heretofore has permanently and securely attached, without sewing,to the ends of a pair of strips, in a necktie splice, a pair of rigidtransverse reinforcements, to produce the results above mentioned, andto obviate the difficulties hereinbefore pointed out.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andararngement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in rear elevation, a portionof a tie whereunto the device forming the subject matter of thisapplication has been applied, parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the splice, parts being broken away;

Fig. 3 is a fragmental elevation showing a part of one of thereinforcements;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line L-4= of Fig. 2. m

The necktie splice forming the subject matter of this applicationincludes a body member denoted by the numeral 1 and comprising a pair ofparallelstrips 2, disposed edge to edge. The strips 2 preferably areinelastic, and are madeof some material which will produce but littlefriction when in contact with the walls of a collar.

The invention comprises apair of relatively rigid reinforcements 3, madeof'metal. The reinforcements 3 are of U-shape in cross section andinclude walls 4. Burs 5 are punched from the walls 4:, the burs 5preferably being of triangular form and including a straight edge 6disposed transversely to the length of the strips. 2-. The outer cornersof the reinforcements 3 are beveled as shown at 7, for a purpose whichwill be described hereinafter. I

The numeral 8 denotes a tie, the rear ends of which are indicated by thereference character 9, and are of tubular form.

In practical operation, the ends of the strips 2 of the body member 1are placed between the walls 4 of: the reinforcements 3, the walls ofthe respective reinforcements being clamped on the ends of the strips,and the projections or burs 5 engaging the ends ofthe strips. From theforegoing, it will be observed that, by a simple operation, and withoutsewing, the reinforcements 3 may be connected with the ends of thestrips 2, the tie splice then constituting an article of manufacturewhich may bevsold independently of the tie. Since the burs 5 include thestraight edges 6 arranged at right angles to the length of the strips 2,the burs are well adapted to withstand the longitudinal pull imparted tothe splice when the tie is slid endwise between the walls of a collar.

The reinforcements 3 are inserted into the tubular ends of a tie 8, andin this connection it is to be observed that the beveling indicated at 7facilitates the insertion of the reinforcements into the ends of thetie.

Further, after the reinforcements Y 3 are mounted in the ends 9 of thetie, the corners of the reinforcements will not be likely to wear theirwaythrough the ends of the tie, since these corners are beveled off asshown at 7. The reinforcements 3 are sewed as shown at 10, into the ends9 of the means, if desired, longitudinal U-shaped stitchings 11 in theends 9 of the tie may engage the lining 12 of the tie, to hold'thelatter in place. I

-Since the splice includes thewqrelatively rigid reinforcements 3 whichare permanent and securely attached to the ends of the strips 2, thestrips 2 cannot roll up, 1101'. can the ends-of the tie, adjacent thereinforcements 3 roll up. Byemploying thereinforcements 3 as above'pointed?out,- it is possible to make the strips 2 of exactly the-samelength, and the reinforcementsmay be assembled rapidly with the-strips.2,-; i;n amachine, it being possible to .turn outthef completesplice, as an article of manufacture,

without sewing. v I V V p Having thus described the invention, whatisclaimedis: V p

1. A necktie splice comprising a ;,body member including a pair-of;strips-disposed edge to edge; andrigid transverse doublewalledreinforcements clamped on theends of the body member. V a ,7

2. A necktie Splice3constructed i n;accordance with claim 1, and furthercharacterized by the fact thatthe walls of the rein' forcements areprovided with projections which engage the body member. ,j M

3. v A necktie splice constructed in accordance with claim 1, andfurtherj characterized by the fact thatthe'outer-corners of thereinforcements are'beveled. I In testimony that I-claim;the foregoing asmy own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.v

WILLIAM WRIGHT ULIMENSON. l/Vitnesses:

CLEMENS S. ANDEs, JAS. Q. MANSHI.

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